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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on September 25, 2025, 07:52:44 AM

Title: Labour MPs are privately urging me to challenge PM, says Burnham
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 25, 2025, 07:52:44 AM
Really,, Andy?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v1m873mjyo
Title: Re: Labour MPs are privately urging me to challenge PM, says Burnham
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 25, 2025, 05:16:00 PM
I wonder if the way he approached this may have completely buggered any chance Burnham had of being leader


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70190e0p6yo


On other news, don't take a role called director of communications for Starmer
Title: Re: Labour MPs are privately urging me to challenge PM, says Burnham
Post by: Dicky Underpants on September 25, 2025, 06:14:19 PM
Really,, Andy?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v1m873mjyo
He may well be a very efficient mayor, and I think I'd prefer his approach to certain questions better than Starmer's. Would his be a safer pair of hands (for want of any other qualities)? If so, they'd be a very beige pair of hands. I know that charisma isn't everything, but neither S nor B really stiffen the sinews and summon up the blood.
Title: Re: Labour MPs are privately urging me to challenge PM, says Burnham
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 26, 2025, 08:35:58 AM
He may well be a very efficient mayor, and I think I'd prefer his approach to certain questions better than Starmer's. Would his be a safer pair of hands (for want of any other qualities)? If so, they'd be a very beige pair of hands. I know that charisma isn't everything, but neither S nor B really stiffen the sinews and summon up the blood.
I think  though he's been emboldened by polling that suggests that a Labour party with him as leader could win against Reform. It feels very early for him to have done this though. I think he may be the Heseltine of our time.